Type-writing machine.



G. E. SMITH. TYPEWRITING MAOHINE. APPLIOATION FILED D120. 29, 1903.

INVENTEIFL m. 1:7 M I i w LTDFNEY Patented June 8, 1909.

' live view of the. ribbon vibrator the borough oi Brooklyn,

UNITED STATES T ()Flillfil l.

GEORGE H. SMITH, 01 NEW YOlfvh, N. Y.,

ASSIGNOR TU UXION TYPEWRITER COMPANY, OF

JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

TX'PE-WRITING MACHINE.

Original application filed April 2 1, 1900, Serial No. 13,773. Divided and this application filed December Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 8, 1909.

Serial No. 186,976.

To all whom it may concern:

lie it known that l, (inonon ll. Sn'rrn, citizen of the United States, and resident of city of New .York, in the eounty of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in 'lype-lvriting Machines, ol' which the following is a speciii ration.

My invention relates to lypewriting maehines and more particularly to ribbon mechanism therefor, and the object of said invention is to provide simple and ell'icient mechanism oi the character specified. v

To the above and other ends which will hereinafter appear, my invention consists in the features of. eonstruetion, arrangements of parts and combinations of devices to be hereinafter deseribed and claimed.

in the aeeoi'npanying drawings, wherein like rei'erence characters indicate (.Ol'lth'lJtllltling parts in the. various views, Figure l is a vertieal i'ront to rear sectional view ot one l'orm ol' typewriting machine embot'lying my invention. Fig. '3 is :1V plan view of. the machine. with parts abovethe base plate sectioned away; the view illustrating the ribbon l'eeo mechanism. Fig. is a detail front elevation of the spring drum and certain ot' its associated parts. Fig. l is a fragmentary edge view of the driving pinion and gear wh el. showing the eooporation thereof with the ribbon spools. Fig. is a detail perspeeand type guide. Fig. ti is a detail plan view oi the rib-' hon vibrator. Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail vertical st'a-tiona-l view ol' the'ribhon spools and certain ol'i the associated parts, the view be.- ing taken on the line at. :1: ol Fig. i and looking in the direction oi? the arrow at said line. Fig. h is an enlargeddetail vertical sectional view taken on the line y, 1 ol' Fig.7 and looking in the direction of the arrow at said line. Fig. it is. an enlarged detail side elevation of the spring drum and the. parts associated therewith. Fig. is a detail fragmentary rear elevation big. 1 l is a detail side elevation showing the meansi'or restoring the ribbon vibrator and associated p :rtsto normal position.

The. present case is a division oi my application Serial No. 13.773, filed April 21. .1900, which latter is av division of antapplication tiled bv m on the ltith day. of June, 189?,

Serial No. t 'ttlalfd.

oi. the escapement mechanism] l l i l l l l l l The base 1 of the machine is surmounted by uprightstandards or posts 2, 3), 3 and at. Key levers 5 are provided with linger keys 6 and are pivoted within the base of the maehine upon a single pivot wire 7 that. extends from side to side oi the machine. A second rod or wire 6 extends from side to side or the maehiue and cooperates with the rounded portion .l on each oi the key levers, which rounded portion is substantially concentric with the pivot wire T whereas the key levers are guided in their vertical movements by a guide eomb u. 'l lxtending transversely be.- neath the various key levers and the character keys. as well as the-key levers 5 of the space bar it. is a universal bar it) that hasaprigbt. connecting wires ll having hoolelike end. which are received within depressions in the rear end ol' the erank arms 12, extending rearwardly from the rot-k shaft 13 that is supported in bearings thin the post 2. Extending upwardly and forwardly from the rot-k shalt l t is a centrally disposed crank arm l3. pivoted at its upper end to a link 16, and aid link is in turn pivoted at. 17 to a link 1h that has its upper end pivoted at it) to a depending lug on the segment or support it). The lower end of the. link l8 is pivoted at 21 to an inclined r warwardly extending rod 2;. the rear end oi? which is rigidly connected at 2 to a ribbon guide or vibrator "ll constructed as indieated in Fig. 5 with llltllllttl slots 25 through which the ribbon :lt'i pasr-es and with guide lingers 27 that prevent the ribbon irom being displaced laterally from the ribbon vibrator. An opening 2b is provided within the vibrator to ail'ord an impact oi the type against the ribbou as it moves through the ribbon guide or vibrator. center type guide, comprising guide arms 29. is rigidly secured to the type bar segment 1-30. These. guide arms extend upwardly and rearwardly in opposite directions-to points adjacent to the printing'point and each arm terminates in a guide tat-e31 with which the type bars cooperate to properly guide them in their movements tothe printing positions. Each guide arm '2!) is provided on its underside with a guiding lug or hook 512 that reeeives the ribbon vibrator and supptn'ts aifi guides it in its movement to and i'ronrt-he printing point.

l hv gh of tlie'type bars 33 of the segmentally arranged series (only one of which is and o :r so 'mont and is adapted to move rearwartll to the printing position. The heel eh i'ype bar has a link connected ate at 36, the opposite end of each link connected at publever 38, pivoted on a pivot wire 3 which 1S :nipported in a slotted segment i forward end of each sub-lever is connected at ell to an upright link ower end of which is connected to .iated key lever. l'ng; rearwerdly from the rock shaft rank arm itthat has its rear end rooted to an upwardly extendinglink 44, which in turn is connected at to a feed (log 5 that is in the nature of a lever, pivoted at 47' to an upwardly extending etzn'ularrl 48'. The nose 49 of thisfeed log is adapted to cooperate with the teeth 50 on a feed reel: Pivoted at the upper end of the stanrlarrl +28. 1.3 indicated at 52, is a stepping; (log which is slotted, as indicated at 5.4. in dotted lines in Fig. 10 in order to offord a longitudinal movement of the step-- (log in the general direction of the ment of the reel: 51, as well as to receive e. pivotal movement around the pivot 52 thereof and the stepping dog is ziclaptec to engage the teeth on the upper side of ieerl lr. 1 leaf spring 56 is etanrlord 48 and secured at one end 57 to hours at lie free einl net the stconin (lo and tends to force i t, our

right to let in Fig. 10. i i pin 58 iaterally from the stepping Jig and 1 into the path of an arm 59 which from the holding dog 4-6. it will therefore be understood that a depression of any of the character keys H or the spacing he or her 6 will effect a downward movei l liar thereby turning i ihis movement eti'ect We to .ntcrpoee the ribbon, through i'he lll)- hon vil'u'etor and intermediate connections between the vibrator and the rock shaft 13, in the path of the type. This same movement. of the reek shaft 13 effects a downward movemen}: of the crank arm 43, thereln giving an upward movement to the engaging nose -19 of the holding dog in order to bringllie same. info coi'iperat'ion with the teeth 50 on the raclc bar 51. This movement oi" the l] 0l(l ing dog brings the arm or abutment 59 into engagemenfi with the pin 58 on the stepping dog, thus forcing it out of engagement with the teeith on the raex and enabling it to be advanced under the tension of its spring 56 to a pofii'tion to engage the next tooth 55 on- .liey iercleaseol, the holding clog will reccde to no anal position illusiraied in Fig. 10 stepping clog will, during the same nroveine m the teeth I oppoeilc which has been moved. The tension 01" 37 to a horizontally lis own) is pivoted 2t 34 in the inclined type f the carriage spring; will then lie elloclive to more the stepping; (log againsi the tension of ll'h' spring 56. thus .lilllfllllig a lellor SIHH'P ncrement of the carriage. The movements The carriage (50. in the present instance. is provided with rollers (ll \\l1](l1 bear upon fixed tracks 62 that are supported ll) the standards 4. The forward portion oi the carriage carries one or more roller or that bear upon a lixeil track (14. that in iurnzis supported upon an upright or slanilaril (If). The platen (3G isinlaptetl to turn in a platen frame (37 sup nn'l'ed upon parallel links (ER and G8 pivoted. at (59 to the carriage. ()no oi the llDliT-S (58" is provided with a ilepemling exi'ensiiiin through which motion is: com niuniealed by enil'nble means (not shown) to effect a. tran. .rse movement of the platen in an inclined plane in onlor to afioril upper or lower case writing.

A. spring drum '7! is supported and illlil])l.- ed in revolve on a spindle Tllihat receives its support; from one of the standards l. The spring drum connected in the uxnal manner by a hand 73 to the carriage in order to a'li'ortl r. siep-l,) v-. "tep movement thereof (1111'- ing the operation of the machine. A gear wheel Y4 is loosely .-:upp(n'lo(l upon the spinll adjacent. the ii'lrwaril side oi the spr ng (li'um ainl a pawl l 5 is pivoted to tho (liuin anrl znlapiml to engage the peripheral i" oi the gear wheel 7'4.v This pawl ie forced inio engaging position lrv a spring 70 connected at one einl to the drum ainl hoarlllfl: at ilsv free einl against the pawl. From an examination of Fig. 3 it will be seen that the (lieposition oi" the pawl 7:1 is such that i! atl oiwls a rotat on of the spring drum in the direction oi the arrow ilnlepemlentlv oi the gear wheel "T l lint that in the rotation of the spring drum in an (n posiie direction. th pawl engages the gear and cnur'cs ii to roiaie with the spring (il'lllll so that llie wheel 7i and the parts controlled thereby are always turned in one direction. The lusl nu'nlionerl novement of the Spring lrnm' I that oll'ocloil during the movcinem of the carriage from right to left or in the direction of its i'eeil. whereas the independent n'mvomcnt of the spring drum and gear wheel is ilnu-eli'm-ieil during the return or (he carriao e.

and 12) connected at one llltl lllll lL U ' to the outer end of the shaft 87 A eeption of a shaft 92 which hevel gea r meshing with a second hevel gear 81 secured to one end of a shaft. 82 t'l attnrns in hearings 8 5 secured to the hase UtL t-he machine. The opposite end of the shaft 32 has a driving pinionfi l secured thereto and this pinion meshes with a driving wheel H 'mvhieh is provided on. opposite sides thereof with oppositely disposed engaging projections or pins 556 which are circularly arranged, as indieated in Fig. 8,'and are spaced at regular distances apart.

A hearing is provided in a standard for a shaft 87 that has a. collar 88 thereon to prevent. a longitudinal movement. of the shaft in one direction. The inner end ol the shaft 87 has secured thereto a rihhon spool 89 that is adapted to hear against the standard 3 and prevent a longitmlinal movement of the shaft in one direction. so that the collar 88 and the rihhon spool 8t) eoopcrate to prevent a. longitudinal displacement of the shaft; 8T. crank arm )0 is secured anda linger arm in order for turning the rihhon spool piece ill is secured to the c anlt to afford means HS) hy hand.

The standard 3 has a hearin for the reis alined with i the shaft 87. The shaftfl) supports a rih- Y spool hon spool 93 which carru a pin M- in the hub thereof, said pin extending into a spline groove 95 in the shaft a2, tlms forming a connection hetween the shaft and rihhon )3 that causes thcrihhtm spool to turn with the shaft but alfords a longitudinal movement of the shaft independent of the spool. The hub of the spool 99, is extended hoyond one of the flanges thereof and has a peripheral groove 96 for eotiperation with an engaging finger 97 that. is secured at 98 to tne standard 3 and prevents an axial movement of the rihhon spool )2} during the longitudinal movement of its shaft hut a flords a free turning movement of the spool with its shaft. This shaft 92 is provided with twojpm'ipheral grooves 99, in either at} which the free end of a latch 100 is adapted to engage to n'llllllftlllttllt! shaft. 9-3 against 'longitudinal disl'ilacenamt. The latch consists merely of a linger which is pivoted at 101 and isadapted to he turned on its pivot into or out of either of the grooves 98) in the shaft. a

The rihhon spool 9 is provided with a projection or pin 10) on the flange thereof :uliaeentflto the driving wheel pin is adapted to project into the any of the projeetitms of pins 86 driv,i'ng wheel.

path of on the. The rihi'io r spool 89 is like.-

wise provided with av pin hr projection 10?,

on the [hinge thereof which is adjacent to the driving wheel and. this pin is likewise adapted to engagethe pins 86 on the driving wheel. I i will he observed thatattte drivinglhviheel'tih S5 and said i. l l

From an examination of Fig. 7 it' driving wheel.

is loosely mounted on the inner end of the shaft J2 and is prevented from axial dis placement on the shaft hy collars 104 secured to the shaft on opposite sides of the The shaft 92 is also provided with a crank arm 105 that has a tinger piece 106 by which the rihhon spool J1 ma v he turned and by means of which a longitudinal displarem t of the shaft 9'). may he ell'ectcd. This longitudinal movenu-ait of th shaft 915 is effective to produce an axial movement of the driving wheel 85 and such axial movement is effective to throw the pins H on one, side of the driving wheel out of cooperation or engagement with the pin ill). or 103 of a rihhon spool and to throw the pins Htf on the opposite side of the driving wheel into engagement with the engaging pin on the other spool. .The gear wheel 87. as heretofore pointed out, meshes with the driving pinion 84 which is of such width as to afford a eonstant engagement hetween the driving pinion and driving wheel, irrespeetive of the axial disposition of the driving ivheel.

From the foregoing description, it will he understood that either rihhon spool may he turned through its crank and tinger piece in order to effect a manual feed of the rihhon. During the operation of the machine a stephy-step movement of the carriage in the diiection of its feed is ellecti've to turn the. gear wheel T'lthrough the pawl 75 on the spring drmn. This movement of the gear wheel is trai'ismitted through the pinion 77, shaft 78, hevel gears 80 and 81, shaft 82 and driving pinion W; to the driving wheel 85. and the rihhon spool which is engaged th n with will he. rotated to effect a longitudinal feed of the rihhon. During the. return movement of the carriage from Left. to right the pawl To rides freely over the teeth of the wheel 71 and the rihhon feed'mechanism remains at rest. \Vhen an end of the rihhon has heen reached, it'isanerely necessary to release the latch ltltl. and move. the shaft J2 longitiulinally in o'rder to effect an axial movement of the driving wheel 85 to shift it out of engagement with the 'rihhon spool on which the lll')l)()ll.l|:ln heen full v wound and to elleet. an engagement of thedriving wheel with the empty spool. 'The latch is then turned into a depression .lJ to lock the shaft 92 against accidental longitudinal displacement and a further feed of the rihhon is'etl'eeted on the emptyspool.

lt will he seen that the rihhon spools are arranged side hy side onindependent alined the movement which el'l'ects a conneetit the pa rallel tween the driving wheel and one ribbon I that interposed between and is situated SPOOl at the same time effects a disconnection between the driving wheel and the other spool, and that I have provided ribbon mechanism which is simple in construction and etlicient and positive in use.

lVhile I have shown the features present invention applied to a visible writing machine of the character shown in my applications Serial Nos. 13,773 and 640,951, it should be understood that, from certain aspects of the invention, and so far as certain features thereof are concerned, it is imma; terial what type of machine the invention is applied to and .it should be further unden stood that various changes may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

hat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a typewriting machine, the combina tion of ribbon spools, mounted side by side on independent shafts, a driving wheel loosely mounted on one of said shafts and adapted to be brought into direct engagement with either of said ribbon spools.

2. In a typewriting machine, the combination of two ribbon spools mounted on independent shafts and each connected to turn with its shaft, and a driving wheel loosely mounted on one of said shafts and adapted to be brought into engagement with either of said ribbon spools to afford a turning thereof.

3. in a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a spring drum, two ribbon spools mounted on independent shafts and each connected to turn with its shaft, :1 driving wheel loosely mounted on one of said shafts and gagement with either of said to afford a turning nections from said ing wheel.

4. In a typcwritii'lg machine, the combination of supports, ribbon spools mounted on said supports side by side near the center of the machine an having engaging devices on the inner sides thereof, a single driving wheel that is interposed between and is situated adjaeent to both of said ribbon spools and has engaging devices on the sides thereof, said single driving wheel and both said spools being arranged between said supports, and hand actuated means operable at will for etlecting an axial movement 01" said driving wheel to etlcct. an engagement thereof with one ribbon spool and a disengagement thereof from the other ribbon spool.

a. in a typewriting machii'ie, the combination of a carriage, a spring drum therefor, ribbon spools leaving coincident axes of retation and being mounted side by side situated near the center of the machine and haw ing; oppositely d'sposed pins projecting from the i .ner sides thereof, single driving wheel of my ribbon spools thereof, and geared conspring drum i0 said drivoperable at will for eli'ectii adapted to be brought into enadjacent to both of said ribbon spools and has oppositely disposed pins that. project from the sides thereof and which are adapt-- ed to be brought into engagement with the pins on said ribbon spools, hand actuated means operable at will for atl'ording an axial movement of said driving wheel to etlect'an engagement thereof \vilh one ribbon spool and a disengagement thereof from the other ribbon spool and for rotating aid shaft to turn the ribbon spools, and {L red connections between said spring drum and the driving wheel.

(3. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a spring drum therefor, ribbon spools that are mounted side by side and have the same axis of rotation, and a single interposed gear wheel that rotates on an axis coincident with the axis of rotation of the ribbon. spools, said gear wheel being adjacent to both spools, hand actuated means an axial move mentof the g whe l am, he: rotating; the same, means for eti'ecti a; an engmgement be.- tween the gear wheel and one of said ribbon spools and for ell'ecting a disrngagenient be tween the gear wheel and the other ribbon spool by the said axial movement of said gear wheel, and connections independent of said hand actuated means l'JGlIWCCll said. spring drum and gear wheel and which aliord a rotation ot in (be same direction.

7. In a ty 'iewriting' machine, the combination of two indcpendently actuated hand. operated alined shafts, a ribbon spool mounted on each shaft, and a driving wheel interposed between said ribbon spools and on the. same axis of rotation as the spools, and means for effecting an engagement between said driving wheel and'eithcr of said ribbon spools.

8. In a typewritinp machine, the combination of a carriage, a spring drum therefor, two independently actuated hand operated alined shafts, a ribbon spool mounted on each shaft, a driving gear interposed between said ribbon spools and on the same axis of rotation as the spools, means for effecting an cnga 'ement between said driving gear and either of said ribbon spools, and connections between said spring drum and driving gear.

9. In a typewriting machine, the combination of two independently actuated hand operated alined shafts, a ribbon spool mounted on each shaft to turn therewith, a driving wheel loosely mounted on one of said shafts and interposed between said ribbon spools, and means for aliording an axial. movement o1 said driving wheel to connet it to one of said ribbon spools and disconnect it from the other.

10. In a typewriting machine, the (:Jlkillfllldthe gear wheel always Ell) spring drum to said i longitudinal movement tion of two independei'itly actuated hand opi longitudinally i'novable shaft.

11. In a typewritingmaehine,the conibiiiation of a carriage, a spring drum, two independently actuated hand operated alined' shafts, one of which is adapted to receive a longitudinal movement, a ribbon spool mounted on each of said shafts and having a fixed position axially considered, a driving wheel loosely mounted on one of said shafts and adapted to be brought into connection with either of said ribbon spools by a longitudinal movement of the longitudinally movable shaft, and connections from said it during the travel of the carriage in a typewriting machine, the combination of two independently actuated hand 01)- erated alined shafts, one of which isadapted to receive a longitudinal movement, a ribbon I spool mounted on each of said shafts and l having a tixed position axially considered, oppositely disposed engaging projections on said ribbon spools,-a driving wheel interposed between said ribbon spools and loosely mounted on one of said shafts, and oppositel y disposed engaging projections on said driving wheel which are adapted to he brought. into engagement with the projectioin or projections on either of said ribbon spools. by a longitudinal movement of the longitudinally movable shaft.

13. In a typewriting machine, the combination of two independently actuated alined shaffh, independent hand actuated means for rotating each of said shafts, means for affording a longitudinal movement of one of said shafts, a ribbon spool mounted on each shaft, the ribbon spool on the longitudinally movable shaft being splined thereto and fixed aga nst axial movement with the shall, a driving wheel interposed bet ween said ribbon spools and loosely mounted on the longitudinally movable shaft. and means for of- 'fectii'ig an engagement between the driving wheel and either of said ribbon spools by a I of said longitudi nally movable shaft.

14. in a ty pewriting ma chine, t.he combination of a carriage, a spring'drnm therefor; two independently actuated alined shafts, ind pendent hand actuated means for rotating each of said shafts, means for affording a longitudinal movei'nent of one of said shafts, a ribbon spool mounted on each shaft,

the ribbon spool on the longitudinally movable shaft being splined thereto and fixed spools by a longitudinal movement of ihe l ion with which said i i l l l l driving wheel to turn against axial movement with the shaft, a driving g'earinterposed between said ribbon spools and loosely mounted for rotation on the longitudinally movable shaft, but adapt: ed to receive an axial movement therewith, means for efi'ecting an engagement between the gear wheel and either of said ribbon spools by a longitudinal movement of said longitudinally movable shaft, :1 driving pindriving gear is in constant mesh. and connections from said spring drum for rotating said driving pinion during the travel of the carriage.

15. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a spring drum therefor, a gear wheel that is connected to rotate with said drum in one direction, a pinion that meshes with said gear, a driving wheel that is driven from said pinion, ribbon spools, and means etl'ecting a direct; engagement between said driving wheel and either of said ribbon spools.

it). In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a spring drum therefor, a gear wheel that turns on the same axis as the drum, a pawl carried by the drum and engaging said gear wheel so as to connect the gear to rotate with said drum in one direction, a pinion that meshes with said gear, a driving wheelthatis driven from said pinion, ribbon spools, means eli'ecting an axialv movement of the driving wheel, and means for causing a direct engagen'iont between the driving wheel. and either ,of said ribbon spools by an axial movement of the driving wheel.

17. In a t-ypewriting machine, the eombb nation of a carriage, a spring drum therefor, a gear wheel on the same axis of rotation as the drum, a pawl carried by the drum and engaging said gear wheel, a driving pinion with which said gear wheel meshes,a driven pinion, intermediate connections between said driving and driven pinions, a driving wheel turned by said driven pinion, ribbon spools on opposite sides of said driving wheehaml means fore ectingan axial movement of said driving wheel to throw it into dire t. engagemoi'it with one of said ribbon spools and. out of engagement with the other s )ool.

18. In a typt-ivriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a spring drum therefor,

a gear wheel on the same axis of'rotation as y llt) actuated means for turning said shafts, and n'icans for eil'ecting an axial movement of said driving Wheel to throw it into engagement with one of said ribbon spools and out of engagement with the other spool.

19. ion typewriting machinc,the combination of a carriage, type carriers,.a type guide therefor, and a ribbon, guide that moves in an inclined plane and is guided by the type guide.

I 20. in a typewriting machine, the coinbination of a carriage, a platen, an escapeinent, a rock shaft mounted to turn in fixed bearings, a lever extending rearwardly theretron the link connecting the lever with the oscapen'ient, a ribbon guide, and connections between the rock shaft and the ribbon guide, substantially described.

' 21. ln a typewriting machine, the combi nation of a carriage,- a platen Which is adapted to move transversely in an inclined plane for changing the case position thereof, type carriers, linger keys for actuating said type carriers, a movableribbon guide, means for guiding said ribbon guide so that it will move in an inclined plane, and means for automatically moving said guide at each ope 'ation of a linger key, to interpose the rib' bon carried thereby in the path of a 'ype on a type carrier in its approach to the. printing point.

22. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, escapement mechanisni therefor, a spring drum for said can riage, ribbon spools operatively connected to the spring drum to be rotated thereby, a rock shaft, intermediate connections between the ribbon vibrator and rock shaft and between the rock shaft and the escapement mechanism, a universal bar, and connections betweensaid universal bar and rock shaft.

23. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a universal bar, a rock shaft actuated by said universal bar, a crank arm on said rock shaft, a ribbon vibrator mounted to slide on a fixed portion of the machine, and intermediate link connections between said crank arm and the sliding vibrator.

24. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, escapeinent devices therefor, a universal bar, a re It shaft actuated by said universal bar, a crank arm on said rock shaft, a ribbon vibrator, intermediate link connections between said crank arm and vibrator, and intermediate conncctions between said escapement devices and rock shaft.

25. In a typwriting machine, the cornbination of type bars, key levers therefor, a type guide, a ribbon vibrator, lugs on said guide for supporting the ribbon vibrator, a rock shaft, means for connecting said ribbon vibrator to the rock shaft, and means controlled by the key levers for rocking said rock shaft.

, tween said last mentioned crank arm tomaticall movin said path of a type on. a type bar season 26. In a typewriting machine, the conibination of a carriage, a platen, a series of type bars, means for eft'ectinga relati shill between the platen and type bars in an inclined plane to change the case position, linger keys moving said type bars, a movable ribbon guide, means for guiding said ribbon guide so that it will move in an inclined plane coincident with or parallel to the plane of the relative movement between the platen and type bars, and means for anribbon guide at each ope'ation of a finger key, to interpose the ribbon in. the path of a type on a type bar in its approach to the printing point.

:27. In a typewriting machine, the cont bination of a carriage, a. platen, a series of type bars, means for eltect-mg a relative shift between the platen and ty Je bars in an inclined plane to change the case posi 'on, finger keys for moving said type bars, a rib bon vibrator, means for guiding said vibrator so that it will move in an inclined plane co-incident with or parallel to the plane of the shift, and. means for automatically mov ing said ribbon vibrator at an operation of a finger key, to interpose the ribbon in the in its approach to the printing point, said moving means comprising a universal bar, a rock shaft to which motion is .conin'iunicated from said universal bar, and a connection between said rock shaft and vibrator.

98. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a platen, a series of type bars, means for cfl'cctmg a relative shi it between the platen and ty 9e bars in. an inclined plane to change the case position,

linger keys moving said type bars, a ribbon vibrator, means for guiding said vibrator so that it will move in an inclined plane coincident with or parallel to the plane of the shift, and means for automatically moving said ribbon vibrator at. an operation of a. finger key, to int'erposc the rihl'ion in the pathof the type on a bar in it preach to the printing point, said 'iilOV means comprising a universal ha". a r shaft, a crank arm on conhec bar, another crank rock shaft, a lever connectt'i to vibrator, and a link connc lastanentioned crank an and said ln a typewriting machine, 1 binatlon of a. shaft, a nnivoL bar. crank arms on said rook shaft, suppmrtnlg links between said crank :1 :ins and said universal bar, another crank arm on said rock shaft, a ribbon vibrator, and connectnni.

said ribbon vibrator.

30. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a rock shaft. a universal bar. r i

crank arms on said rock shaft, supporting said lever.

links between said crank arms and said universal bar, another crank arm on said rock shaft, a ribbon vibrator, and intermediate. connections between said last mentioned crank inn and said ribbon vibrator, said connections comprising a lever connected to I the vibrator, and a link pivoted at one end to said crank arm and at the otherend to Signed at the borougl'i of Manhattan, city 10 1 of New York, in the county of New York, and State of New York [his 22nd day of December, A. D. 1903.

GEORGE E. SMITH.

Witnesses:

K, V. DONOVAN, E. M. WELLS. 

